Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger each reported that Lane Lambert has been all but hired at this point. In Friedman’s exact words, “With (Lane) Lambert, it’s just a matter of (the Leafs) making an announcement.”
Lambert, who will turn 60 in November, has been coaching since his professional hockey career ended. He started as an assistant coach with the Moose Jaw Warriors for the 2002-03 season. In his third season with Moose Jaw, the Prince George Cougars got off to a slow start, and Lambert made a rare in-season move, jumping from an assistant with Moose Jaw to head coach of Prince George.